Bus Trip to Queens

Lunch is on your own at the museum cafe or at one of the many ethnic restaurants in the neighborhood.

​Cost for the trip is $65 for FOL members and $70 for non-members which includes bus transportation and all admissions. Contact Rhona Koretzky at busplus1@gmail.com or 518-505-1303.

Explore Art and Gardens

We begin with a tour of the Queens Museum focusing on two exhibits: "A Passion for Tiffany Lamps" and "World's Fair Visible Storage.” In the afternoon we may choose a 30-minute walk or short bus ride to the Queens Botanical Garden.

Author Echo Heron

The New York Times best-selling author​of Noon at Tiffany’s will be here!​An event not to be missed!

Local Tiffany Landmarks

Saturday, April 22 - bus tripTroy

More details posted soon.

Visit local landmarks featuring Tiffany masterworks.

The guided tour begins in the late morning at the Earl Chapel at the Oakwood Cemetery. After brunch or lunch the trip continues with visits to the magnificent St. Paul's Episcopal Church and St. John's Episcopal Church.

Kids Read, Too!Featured Book

Ada Byron Lovelace andthe Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities.

Announcing....The Voters' Choice 2017

Noon at Tiffany's

Historical Biographical Novel

by Echo HeronBasing her story on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, New York Times bestselling author Echo Heron artfully blends fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America’s most prolific and extraordinary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps.​“It is heartbreaking that Clara did not get any of the recognition she so richly deserved during her lifetime. This book ‘rights’ that wrong in compelling fashion. It’s a remarkable story and a terrific read.” – lizard(Amazon customer review)

September 15, 2016: Contenders Revealed…Voting Began for our 2017 Community Read

​Your votes were requested once again as Two Towns-One Book announced and displayed the Final Five Contenders for our 6th community read season during the Annual Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library and here on our website on September 15.The Selection Committee narrowed the nominations to five great reads. Thank you for your votes and help in choosing the perfect book for 2017.

Photo at leftTwo Lindas: Linda Conklin, Chair of TTOB with Linda Fox, Chair of the Book Selection Committee

We hope you did not miss these 2017 Community Activities.

Tiffany Treasures, a delightful presentation by Michael Barrett, Executive Director of the Burden Iron Works Museum, kicked off Two Towns-One Book’s sixth community read celebrating this year’s winning book. Noon at Tiffany’s by Echo Heron is an historical biographical novel based on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, artfully blending fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America’s most prolific and extraordinary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps. Michael Barrett shared the rich history of the famous Tiffany Company. We learned about local Tiffany treasures including the glorious windows of St. Paul’s and St. John’s Churches in Troy. The “Vision of the Holy City” is a world famous window that made the cover of the NY Times when it was unveiled in 1899 in St. John’s. Around 4:30 PM, when the sun is coming through the window, “you can almost see God.”

​Our goal is to bring people in our community together through the shared reading and discussion of a common book. Our choices inspire rich discussion and community activities and encourage younger readers to participate through companion books and related activities.